<p>Equity benchmark indices declined in early trade on Monday after a record-breaking rally last week, in line with weak trends in global markets and caution ahead of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision.</p>.<p>After an 11-day rally, the 30-share BSE Sensex fell 286.6 points to 67,552.03. The Nifty declined 70.7 points to 20,121.65.</p><p>Among the Sensex firms, Infosys, HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra, HDFC Bank, Wipro and Reliance Industries were the major laggards.</p>.<p>Mahindra & Mahindra, Titan, NTPC and Asian Paints were among the gainers.</p><p>In Asian markets, Seoul and Hong Kong traded lower, while Shanghai quoted in the green.</p><p>The US markets ended in negative territory on Friday.</p>.BSE-listed firms' mcap touches record high of Rs 324 lakh crore.<p>'Nervousness may come into play ahead of the next Fed meeting which is scheduled to conclude this Wednesday,' Shrikant Chouhan, Head of Research (Retail) at Kotak Securities Ltd, said.</p><p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.42 per cent to $ 94.30 a barrel.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were buyers on Friday as they bought equities worth Rs 164.42 crore, according to exchange data.</p>.<p>Rallying for the 11th day running on Friday, the BSE benchmark had jumped 319.63 points or 0.47 per cent to settle at a record closing of 67,838.63. During the day, it rallied 408.23 points or 0.60 per cent to hit its fresh all-time intra-day high of 67,927.23.</p>.<p>The Nifty went up by 89.25 points or 0.44 per cent to end at its all-time closing high of 20,192.35. During the day, it advanced 119.35 points or 0.59 per cent to hit its lifetime intra-day peak of 20,222.45.</p>
<p>Equity benchmark indices declined in early trade on Monday after a record-breaking rally last week, in line with weak trends in global markets and caution ahead of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision.</p>.<p>After an 11-day rally, the 30-share BSE Sensex fell 286.6 points to 67,552.03. The Nifty declined 70.7 points to 20,121.65.</p><p>Among the Sensex firms, Infosys, HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra, HDFC Bank, Wipro and Reliance Industries were the major laggards.</p>.<p>Mahindra & Mahindra, Titan, NTPC and Asian Paints were among the gainers.</p><p>In Asian markets, Seoul and Hong Kong traded lower, while Shanghai quoted in the green.</p><p>The US markets ended in negative territory on Friday.</p>.BSE-listed firms' mcap touches record high of Rs 324 lakh crore.<p>'Nervousness may come into play ahead of the next Fed meeting which is scheduled to conclude this Wednesday,' Shrikant Chouhan, Head of Research (Retail) at Kotak Securities Ltd, said.</p><p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.42 per cent to $ 94.30 a barrel.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were buyers on Friday as they bought equities worth Rs 164.42 crore, according to exchange data.</p>.<p>Rallying for the 11th day running on Friday, the BSE benchmark had jumped 319.63 points or 0.47 per cent to settle at a record closing of 67,838.63. During the day, it rallied 408.23 points or 0.60 per cent to hit its fresh all-time intra-day high of 67,927.23.</p>.<p>The Nifty went up by 89.25 points or 0.44 per cent to end at its all-time closing high of 20,192.35. During the day, it advanced 119.35 points or 0.59 per cent to hit its lifetime intra-day peak of 20,222.45.</p>
